Utah
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Hill says spread of TCE contamination has been stopped
July 3, 2003
ROY, Utah (AP) - Hill Air Force Base environmental officials believe
they have stopped the spread of trichloroethene contamination in a
mile-long plume under the southern part of the city.
Containment of the spreading TCE, a probable carcinogen, is part of
phase one of a cleanup process that is expected to take up to 30 years.
Environmental engineer Mark Loucks said more than 100 test wells have
been dug to determine the spread of the degreasing agent used at the
base in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Air Force has installed a cleanup well on the eastern border of the
city that has removed 1.7 million gallons of groundwater and the test
wells indicate it has effectively stopped the flow of contaminants,
Loucks said.
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